The Peter and Patricia Gruber Foundation honors and encourages educational excellence, social justice and scientific achievements that better the human condition.The Peter and Patricia Gruber Foundation is a private, United States-based philanthropic organization established in 1993 under the 501c3 section of U.S. Corporate law. A major focus of the Foundation's philanthropy is its International annual Prize Program, created to recognize excellence in science and humanities by highlighting five fields that create a better world: Cosmology, Genetics, Justice, Women's Rights and Neuroscience. The foundation is headquartered in St.Thoms, UVI and in New York City. For more information, check the Peter and Patricial Gruber Foundation website at www.gruberprizes.org.